Canada Trip: Part 7 (The final days)

Our final days up in Canada were very relaxing. Steve and I even got some time away from the kids. Molly got to spend a special afternoon in Victoria with her two aunties and cousin Maya. They took a harbor shuttle out for fish and chips and then visited the Bug Zoo. And of course Molly LOVED the Bug Zoo and embraced the opportunity to hold every bug she could.


Steve and I even got a date night when my mom and sisters took care of all three kids for an evening. We went for a nice dinner on the harbor in Victoria and then walked around and enjoyed all the street performers. I only got one decent picture though because my battery died on my camera.


My sister Trish also enjoyed a special day on vacation when she won over $6000 in the lottery. The picture of her says it all!


We also spent some more time relaxing at the beach.


And we spent some more time relaxing at my parents' house.


And then it was back in the van and time to endure the long road trip home... about 1000 miles each way (2000 miles total). We stopped for a short stop in Portland and mini-visit with Christie's family, but couldn't spend too much time with them because poor Christie had whooping cough! But I must say that the kids exceeded our expectations in the van and did such a great job on the road. Molly spent most of her time playing quietly in the back seat. Garrett spent most of his time talking to anyone who would listen. And Paige... well, Paige was usually comatose.


As we crossed south over the California state line, we laughed as we watched the temperature climb outside. The daily highs at my parents' house were around 78F. And as we came down into the Sacramento Valley at 9:00 at night the temperature was around 90F. But we were greeted with a beautiful view of Mount Shasta.